Pre-existing immunity to dengue virus shapes Zika-specific T cell response

(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) Although Zika and dengue are considered different virus 'species,' they are so closely related that the immune system treats Zika just like another version of dengue, report researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. Their latest study, published in the March 13, 2017, advance online edition of Nature Microbiology, shows that pre-existing immunity to dengue virus modulates the magnitude and breadth of the immune system's T cell response to Zika.
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